Anybody out there? :B I kinda dropped the ball on these hardcore. I dunno why, but have a whole shitton of stuff to make up for it!

Albion- Signal from the Sky: Everyone's favorite Amiga rocker,  DavidN, has released an album under the name Albion. It's what I come to expect from him, though I find that in album format, his music doesn't stand up as well as I'd hoped. It tends to flow together, undifferentiated. Granted, there's still some great stuff on here, especially "Enter the Labyrinth" and "Elements". If you're unfamiliar with his brand of Amiga metal, this is a great way to get acquainted with it. 6.5/10

Psychedelic Brony- Clippity-Clop: True to the names of the artist and the album, this opens with the sound of a horse trot. That sets the tone for "a bunch of weird shit is about to happen". The Flim Flam Brothers remix, for instance, has reversed vocals and a carousel background. "Moonstuck" is actually pretty cool, with a serious Hendrix vibe to it. Overall, this isn't my kind of thing, though. People more into psychedelic rock should check it out, though there's a bit more to it than just that. I actually rather like "There Were Two Twins Named Flim and Flam" and "Never Never Never". 5.5/10

Aviators
A Dream Revisited: It's time to review EVERYTHING AVIATORS HAS EVER DONE, starting with an 8-track EP. And of course, because this is Aviators, the first track is amazing. It doesn't set up the album very well though, sounding more like "Never Back Down" while the rest is mostly instrumentals. "Reflections of a Dream Part 2" is an excellent slow, emotional track, but it makes the dubstep tracks stand out even more. What this lacks in cohesion it makes up for in talent; frankly, anything by Aviators is worth listening to, so give it a listen. 6.5/10
Equestrian Revolution 2.0: This begins with the excellent "I've Got to Find a Way", followed by an actual decent remix of "Rainbow Factory", a song I have ignored forever but kind of really need to get a copy of for myself. This may suffice. His remix of "Discord" is intriguingly hip-hoppy, reminiscent of early Gorillaz crossed with the keyboard player from the Doors. Prince Whateverer's "The Fight Within" is an interesting addition, and Aviators gives it a harsh noise edge creeping up on dubstep. There's a great drum and bass remix of "Leto" by Archie, a soothing version of "Heartmender", and a long progressive mix of Elspongie's "Helium" that really grew on me as it went. He keeps "Good Girl" sounding rock and offers up one of the best remixes of "Until the Sun". It ends with a nice remix of "The Crystal Fair" and a 22-minute mixtape. For being a collection, this is a great album, presenting a consistent vision without being samey, which is really all I ask for in an album. 8.5/10
Aeterno: According to the blurb, this is a soundtrack to a fictional video game. There's a lot of variety on this, from atmospheric orchestral pieces to things that would sound at home in the latest Tron movie. Granted, were this all in an actual video game, it would feel very musically disjointed. I find it hard to imagine what sorts of scenes or stages would fit all of these sounds. But, as an album, it's quite enjoyable, especially if you like records with a lot of variety, and there's even a nice vocal track near the end. Standouts include "Labyrinthine", "Haunted", "Iron Horizon", "Cloud Ocean" and "Path Home". 7/10
From All Sides: This promises to be epic, especially given the fairly epic rock instrumental that starts us off. The first vocal track is great, and then it is immediately eclipsed by the title track and its pulse-pounding frenzy. From All Sides features some Aviators classics, like "Lights", "Heroes" and "Constellations", as well as a ton of remixes in the deluxe version. But far and away, it's a collection of powerful songs that are destined to become new favorites. Aviators does not disappoint, and he knocks another one out of the park. Other standouts include "Shadows", "Far from Me", "Voices of the Crowd" and the VIP mix thereof. 8.5/10
Mirrors (Deluxe version): The title track is actually one of the best on the album, a pile of bombast with an 80's-inspired synth line. There's also a fantastic collab with Feather, something that sounds like "Radioactive" except it doesn't suck (Note from the future: "Radioactive" doesn't suck, pleb), and generally just a lot of the fantastic electronic rock that I've come to expect from Aviators. The first ten tracks make up a near-perfect album. The first bonus track, "Brain Damage", is the first spot where I think things might be getting a little shaky, but honestly the rest of the bonus tracks are good to great, especially the APO remix of "Where I Belong". This is a must-have for people who like music. 9/10
Ghost in the Code: This starts out with the excellent and powerful "Red", but I can't help but feel Aviators is falling into a rut. He's got some great stuff on this, no mistake, but through and through, all I can think to say about this is "It's an Aviators album." That's not really a good thing, and I don't know what else he could do to grow as a musician without abandoning what makes him great to listen to. Now don't get me wrong, if you've never listened to Aviators, this is an excellent collection of his work and a good introduction to what he does. But, having heard quite a few of his releases now, I'm just not feeling it. Standouts include "Red", "Set Me Free", "Revenge", the title track, "Slice of Life", "Fool's Gold", and "Reach (All Along)", which is a particular standout. No surprise there, since he brought on the equally talented 4everfree Brony for it. 7/10 Also, I will note that the limited physical run sold out while I was listening to the album, within twelve hours, if that!
Haunted House and Other Stories: A Halloween album is nothing I ever expected to hear from Aviators. His usual style is too bright and upbeat for something really spooky, and the first track upholds this. Then we get to the chugging guitars of "Undead" and that all goes out the window. He's really kicked it out to make some solid dark tracks, and this'll be a good addition to anyone's Halloween playlist. I liked the title track, "Shadows" with Glaze and "Me, My Phobias, and I". 6.5/10
Building Better Worlds: 2014 had me thinking that Aviators' pony output had been lackluster, and this is coming across the same way. Maybe the honeymoon's over, I don't know. This is still the very identifiable Aviators brand of rock, though he switches things up a bit with some chiptune and even swing jazz on "Secret Identity". One problem, though, is that this rock is just too languid. Normally, he would switch things up, going from slow and thought-provoking to bombastic, if also still slow. But when you've got a lot of slow, soulful songs in a row, the album becomes a slog. And I'm sorry to say bringing GatoPaint on board for "The Surface" was not a good idea. I like him generally, but his vocals pale in comparison to Aviators'. Unfortunately, this is a very disappointing album, but standouts include "Angels Falls the Farthest" and "Secret Identity". The remixes are pretty good, too. 5.5/10
Fever EP: This is a bit more than an EP, I'd say! Despite the 'brony' tag on Bandcamp, this is more Five Nights at Freddy's inspired than anything; note the references to "five nights" in "Our Little Horror Story". (Though the "Evil" mix of "The Villain" features the bassline from "Rainbow Factory".) As Aviators releases go, this is one of his most cohesive in a while, both musically and thematically. It still feels like his best work is sadly behind him, but I was pretty into "Spectres" and "Fever and Bones" as well. Definitely a worthwhile listen. 7.5/10
From Oceans to Skies: This album marks the end of, geez, almost a year-long hiatus from Aviators. He's really not done anything lately, certainly little of note outside his FNAF work, and it got to the point where I was starting to wonder if his Youtube channel was just for livestream announcements. Anyway, this turns out to be a really solid release, though it is rife with filler tracks. It's at its best when soaring and epic (the title track) or dark and brooding, like "The Monsters Under My Bed". There's obvious influence here, from Muse to Van Halen. Overall, it's a good listen, if not necessarily a return to form. Standouts include the title track, "Dragonheart", "Writing on the Walls", "Promises" and the remix of "We Are Not Machines". 6.5/10

The Lesser Knowns
The Lesser Knowns: This is a great idea: a 20-track album featuring brony artists who haven't gotten a lot of exposure in the fandom. Looking at the list, I recognize exactly three of these names, and none of them terribly well. Let's see if they can hold up to the big names. It starts off with a remix of a fairly well-known song that I ironically cannot remember the original artist for. It's decent remix, but starting off an album looking to give lesser knowns some exposure by riding on the coattails of another, better known artist seems like a poor idea. Legion, one of the three I've heard of, brings dubstep to Discord with "Discord's Game". (I do believe this is the song that pointed me to this album in the first place.) There's a decent if fairly long remix of "Becoming Popular" by Matthew N. Meletric's "Blank Flank" is a jaunty acoustic song with really cool time signature changeups. A lot of what comes after that is either droning ambient or unremarkable techno. This streak is broken by 4th Impulse's "Canterlot Clubs" and its highly distorated original vocals. Interestingly, there's a bunch of rock and metal, and I mean HEAVY metal, rounding out the album. Not all of these tracks are destined for greatness, but I really have to hand it to the artists for putting this collection together. It's good way to get a look at some of our up and coming talent. 6/10
The Lesser Knowns, Vol 2 (Part 1) (Part 2): I hadn't actually realized that there were two parts to this album until just now. I'm very excited that they've gone ahead with a second, though, and I think the sheer volume of music necessitating the split speaks to just how many musicians there are in this fandom. I've heard of precisely three featured in the first part, though the last one is, ironically, Matthew Mosier, who I thought was fairly well known. Aerial View's "Speed Cave" is a pretty good opener, fast and with some fun vocal samples. Frivolousmonkey presents some pretty nice drum and bass with "1969". There are some issues in it, but Pencil Eraser's "Break" is awesome pop punk, with some post-punk vocal excess, and a definite standout. "No Sunshine Allowed Ever" by Vladnuke is a loping, epic remix of "Ain't No Sunshine", interestingly enough. Sonic Breakbeat's "Ascension" is one of the best tracks on the album, just an energetic breakbeat piece with a great melody and Rainbow Dash providing the classic "go go go!" Sonikkureinbumu's "She's Evil" is, I believe, breakcore, some kind of hard d'nb style that you don't hear much of since the rise of dubstep. Taking a look at the second volume, I've again heard of three of these artists, one of those just today. Dr. Sorkenstein's "Club Crasher" is a pretty neat little club track. Pon-E Sharp has a pretty cool offering in "Unknown Exterminator", a very dark track that reminds me of something from Castlevania. I'd say volume 1 is the stronger outing, but again, these are not really good albums per se, but introductions to little-known artists in the fandom, not to mention really varied in terms of style offerings. There should be something for everyone on either of these. 6/10 (And it's worth noting that Sonic Rainboom and especially Pencil Eraser have climbed the ladder since this was released!)
The Lesser Knowns Vol. 3:[/b] I'm gonna stop reviewing these as coherent albums and just talk about the songs I like. Bartekko starts us off with a cool electro-orchestral track called "The Runaway". Tuner Symphon's "Broken Mirror Pond" and the remix by NytMayr are both pretty good. There's actually a lot of pretty good music on this. I think that's a testament to the overall improvements that the fandom's music production has gone through over the years. I must have gotten distracted, because that's all there is to the review and there's no rating. :B
Beyond Our Reach: Only 7 tracks on this, but I'll give them a review because I really support the Lesser Knowns approach to brony music. This time around, I've only heard of three of the artists (he said, as if that hadn't been the case every single time), so let's see what we've got. The first track is a combination of rousing game synths and finger snaps. The quieter sections are just crying out for vocals, though. This is followed by a couple of smooth piano tracks. Our halfway point is marked by something a little darker and harsher. The vocal sample is not used terribly well. Track 6 is a bizarre, lengthy drone. We finish up with something a tad industrial. In all, a nice little collection. Not mind-blowing, nor is it terribly expansive, but there's only so much you can do in 7 tracks. Standouts include Legion's "Whiterun Bay" and "Rehabilitation" by Indigo Spectrum. 6/10
The Lesser Knowns Vol. 4: I've only heard of three artists this time around (holy shit why is it always three), though I suppose Belgerum doesn't count since he's the one organizing these. But that means this project is doing a good job in bringing lesser-known musicians into the spotlight. Again, it's a mix of electronic and rock, though I think overall not as strong a crop this time around as previous installments. There's a fairly decent, if slightly chill remix of "Beyond Her Garden". I seem to like most of the songs at the end, specifically "Dreamstride" by Mesogears, which is actually more toward the middle, and "Beautiful Places" by Underkeel, "Squeaky Toy" by Viricide Filly, "Obsolence" by Wanderpony & Nutty Strife, and "The Rush" by Wips & Ryse. 6/10
The Lesser Knowns Vol. 5: New Beginnings: I am very pleased to note that I've reviewed every album the Lesser Knowns have put out. This is their sixth collection, which starts off with some pretty decent dance music from an artist named Twiz and... Hey, wait a minute! What are Jeff Burgess and the Bad Mares doing here? Do people honestly not know Jeff Burgess? If not, then shame on them, seriously. Also featured are Element6, Vinxis, SteelHammer and Mahsiocaj, Exis, Acsiident, MisterHailfire, Dawnfire, Mathematicus, 3ternal, Injustrial (a favorite of mine), Kleyna and jökull, who I believe I have actually heard of! Once again, they've given us a nice variety of songs, mostly electronic but with some rock and of course industrial in the mix, and at varying levels of skill. I liked "By the Book", "Night Breeze and Summer Air", "The Devil in Me", and "sugoi". 6.5/10

All Levels at Once
The Pony Way: And let's do a few from a very important artist who's not been around much lately. The intro is weird, and feels slightly offsync. The second track is, if I'm not mistaken, an English translation of the Italian intro theme. He's doing remixes of the show songs in an odd way, though, as his vocals are pronounced but seem to be harmony. Also, it's creme *de* la creme, not "da". His remix of "Winter Wrap-Up" is nifty though, one that I've known for a while. "Fluttershy's Lament" is kind of amazing, using chopped Fluttershy vocals about wanting to be a tree and so forth. "Celestia's Faithful" is likewise pretty neat with what he did with the vocals, and both songs also use original vocals in the middle, which I like. His "Smile Smile Smile" remix feels kind of off, though. His remake of "The Perfect Stallion" however is totally awesome and perhaps the best song on this album. "Changeling" is likewise kind of awesome, a partial remix of "This Day Aria" that adds in a lot of extra and original content. That said, I'm allover disappointed in this album. There are just too many tracks that feel off, and it doesn't work as an album, honestly. 5.5/10
Tessellate: It's January 2013, and this album has finally dropped. It's existed for the better part of a year as three tracks. I am very excited. It opens with "Kupo", a bright and poppy song about... actually, I have no idea. Moogles, I would expect. Scampering, definitely. There's a very playful feel to the music, which switches up every now and then, and the lyrics themselves have a solid indie feel. "Axolotl" is intriguingly dark, though bright and cheerful definitely describe most of the songs on this album. It loses a bit of steam in the middle, unfortunately, picking back up around "Icebreaker". The final track, "Lament", is actually a lyrical version of his amazing "Fluttershy's Lament", using the melody originally reserved for clips of Fluttershy talking and squeaking. Well, despite the dip in energy in the middle, I would call this a very consistent album, and the work All Levels has put into it shows. Definitely worth checking out. 7/10
Tessellate Remixes: Though definitely a less solid album overall, if you like anything at all off of Tessellate, or All Levels' music in general, you should definitely check out this remix album. So Great and Powerful's remix of "Kupo" is amazing. Others I like are daks' remix of "Icebreaker", Wolf of Sadness' remix of "Leviathan", and Subtract's remix of "Whitelie". But really, you shouldn't listen to Tessellate without also listening to this. 6/10
No More Eight Bit: This is a very weird album. Certainly, it doesn't have a lot of eight bit, but the synths are all over the place. I think the point is mimicking 8bit music with higher order instruments, that would explain a lot of this sound. Sometimes it sounds like Owl City, sometimes it's just random bleeps and bloops. If this is ALAO trying to broaden his musical spectrum, I'm all for it, but as I always say, not all experiments are successful. Standouts include "Plain Sight" and "Ghost in the Attic". 5.5/10